Join to apply for the Sales Department Manager (Shopkeeper) role at IKEA 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Sales Department Manager (Shopkeeper) role at IKEA Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world. We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work. We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion. We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing. We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential. Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards: • 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more • 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support • 15% Co-worker discount • Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant • Co-worker uniform provided • Free Co-worker parking • Bonus programme (where eligible) • Benefits Membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers) • Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible) Additional Information • This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight • This role is eligible for domestic and international relocation • The shift times are between 08:00am to 9:30pm, weekdays and alternating fortnightly weekend shifts (both Saturday & Sunday). ABOUT THIS WORK AREA As Sales Department Manager (Shopkeeper) your responsibilities will include: • Optimising sales and profitability of the home furnishing departments in your area of responsibility by taking full ownership of the range and activating the IKEA commercial priorities. • Developing a deep knowledge of the range, and a strong understanding of our customers, the local market and trends, acting quickly on commercial opportunities and customer feedback. • Working side by side with your team on the shop floor, mentoring, coaching, and building competence with a commitment to building succession and supporting their development • Embedding the IKEA Concept and maintaining highly commercial, inspiring, and visually appealing departments where customers always find it easy to shop. • Connecting the wider IKEA strategies to your team’s contribution to actively build a high-performance culture, empowering your team to create value for our customers. • Managing accurate range forecasting, sales steering, and quickly adjusting when needed to meet volume commitments. To be considered for this role experience in the following is essential: • A minimum of three years of leadership experience within a high-volume commercial environment (Department or Store Manager, Key Account Manager, B2B or B2C Sales Leader or similar), with ability to demonstrate a successful track record of achieving sales and profitability targets. • Experience building a high performing team, leading performance, development, competence building, and securing succession for leadership/specialist roles. Who you are As Sales Department Manager (Shopkeeper) you are or have: • Experience delivering a commercial activity plan and sustaining long-term growth within an omnichannel retail landscape. • Strong interest in home furnishings with the proven ability to gain a deep understanding of the local home furnishing market and your range in order to maximise selling opportunities. • Experience building a high performing team and securing succession. You resonate with the IKEA values and lead by example, supporting and developing your team with a continuous improvement mindset. • Proven ability to collaborate and influence across functions and communicate effectively at all levels of the business. • Adaptability and experience leading and embedding change. • You communicate in an inclusive, inspiring, and straightforward way and treat others as equals while being able to influence with your knowledge and perspective. • A senior level of leadership capability with experience leading the business through your people and together making things happen with flexibility, simplicity, and speed. • Proven experience delivering and implementing short- and long-term action plans and consistently reaching performance goals. We need people like you At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us! 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